Milk-pail.



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APPLICATION FILED OCf. 19H.

1 ,207,625. 'Pailented Dec. 5, 1916.

HARRY RITCHEY, OF DWIGHT, ILLINOIS.

MILK-FAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Patented Dec. 5, tutti.

Application filed October-17, 1914. Serial No. 887,152.

To ZZ whom t may concern Be it known that l, 'I'laxuir lirronnr, a citizen of the United States7 residing at Dwight, in the county of Livingston and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements'in Millr-l)ails, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to strainer attach ments for milk pails, and it has for its object to produce a device of this class which will be simple in construction and effective in operation.

A particular object of the invention is to produce a strainer having an inlet funnel in threaded connection therewith so that while said strainer and funnel are separately connected they will not be liable. to become accidentally disconnected; said strainer consisting of an exteriorly smooth tubular member which may be readily inserted through an opening in the top of a milk pail and which is provided atits upper edge' with a stop Harige to support it in desired position.

.A further object of the invention is to so construct the inlet funnel that dirt and im purities shall be. excluded while the admission of the milk is not interfered with or prevented..

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as the nature of the in! vention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement -and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fullydescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawing has 'been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that ne limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications lwithin the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawing, Figlilre 1 is a side elevation of a milk pail constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view.. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view on a larger scale taken on .the line 3-3 in Fig. 2.-

Fig., 4 is aseotional detail view. showing a. modification. l

Correspondingparts in the several gures are denoted vbylike vcharacters of reference.. The'pail 15 isprovided with a' bail i6, whereby it may bewcarried, and it has a han dle .17 whereby it may be conveniently tipped or tilted, The pail has a stationary lid 18 and a pouring spout l9-for which. a hinged lid or cover 20 is provided. so that the contents of the pail may be readily poured out by tilting the same.

The stationary top portion 18 of the pail has an opening 2l surrounded by an annular flange Z2 i'ordhe passage of a strainer tube 1.3 which is provided at its upper edge with an annular iiange 5i-'l resting or abutf ting on the flange with which the strainer tube slidably connected, as shown. The upper end of the strainer' tube is internally threaded for the reception of the inlet funnel 25 which is provided with hinged baiiles 26 having upturned `flanges 27., These bailies, while not-interfering with the admission of milk, will exclude impurities and will also obstruct the entrance of flies and other noxious insects. lt is also obvious that the baiiies being hingedly connected with the inlet funnel maybe readily moved to a non-obstructing position, as indicated in dotted lines inFig. 3, thereby affording convenient access to the interior of the funnei to permitl the latter te be thoroughly cleansed. Secured in the strainer tube 23 near lower end thereof is a wire strainer 28. i

It will. he readily seen that the milk admitted into the pail throughthe funnel 25 will be strained and will be kept from any' possible. admixture with impurities of any kind. With strainers. having unprotected inlet tunnels it frequently happens that iiies and other insects gain admission to the strainer where they are caught on the sieve bottom thereof so that milk subsequently entering through the funnel will necessarily become contaminated by the bodies of such insects. 'By protecting the inlet funnel with'. the battle members as herein shown dirt and insects will be eii'ectively excluded, and the milk will be admittedto the paii in a pure and uncontaminated condition. tfy tipping o'r tilting` the pail, the' contents may be discharged over the spout 19'.

In Fig. 4f of the drawing has been shown a modification which consists in tapering the lower end of the strainer-tube so as to reduce the `the red d lower portion 31 seing, howv eve irreal in shape, so that an' auxiliary in 3*?. preferably consisting o a.

piece et teintiiev material, he mann-ted diameter thereof, as shown at'30,

thereon by means of a resilient band or hoop 33. The milk Willthus be more thoroughly strained, any fine impurities being retained in the textile strainer or filter 32, 'which lutter may be readily Washed and scalded and replaced for further use. All the parts of the device are separable, thus enabling each part lto be readily Washed and .sterilized and thus kept in a perfectly sanitary condition.

It Will be understood that the improved device is not merely a container, but that it serves as a milking pail into which the milk is drawn direct fromthe cow, the milk being practically strained Ias it enters into the body of the container. vThe pail Will be made of ample size to contain the milk from several cows, and it may be readily carried rom one animal to another, its size being such as topi-event splashing andli-ability of upsetting. The straining ldevice consists of the detachable funnel, the parts of which are readily accessible for cleaning purposes, especially in'view of the fact that the` baflies or deflectors26`are hiligedly supported so that they may be readily moved to the position shown in dotted4 lines in l1`ig. 3, thus enabling the interior of the funnel or strainer to be reached.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

l. A straining device adapted for detaenable connection with a milk pail, said straining device comprising a tubular member carrying a straining element, and an inlet funnel, the latter being in threaded engage ment with the tubular member, said inlet funnel being provided with overlapping baffle members having upstanding flanges.

2. A straining device adapted for detachable connection With a milk pail, said straining device comprising a tubular member carrying a straining element, and an inlet funnel, the latter being in threaded engagement With the tubular member, Said inlet funnel 'having baille members hingedly supported therein and adapted to be raised te a non obstructing position.

In testimony whereof I -aliiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HARRY RTCHEY. Witnesses;

SIDNEY BRoWNsnify HENRY GANZERT. 

